1997 FORD F-150 Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

FRONT ENGINE COVER GASKET FAILED ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK IS THIS PROBLEM COVERED UNDER RECALL TSB# 99B29 DEC. 1999 WHAT DO I DO ? I NEVER GOT A RECALL FROM FORD OR DEALER.*AK

GASKET FAILED CAUSED PISTON ROD TO BEND, ENGINE REBUILD COST OVER $1500. I CONTACTED FORD, THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THEY NEVER HAD THAT PROBLEM BEFORE.

WHILE TRAVELING HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FRONT HOUSING SEAL FOR ENGINE , LOCATED BEHIND MOTOR PUMP, IS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ANTI-FREEZE COULD CONTAMINATE OIL SUPPLY, AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO ENGINE. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

ENGINE FAILED AT 46,900 MILES DUE TO WATER IN THE ENGINE FROM A LEAKING GASKET. THE SAME GASKET WAS REPLACED A YEAR EARLIER BY FORD UNDER RECALL 99B29. GIVEN THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTINGS ON THIS TYPE OF FAILURE, HOW MANY REPORTED FAILURES ARE REQUIRED TO MANDATE A VEHICLE RECALL?*AK

WHENEVER VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED IT WOULD IT SMOKE BADLY. AFTER DRIVING FOR AWHILE, BLUE SMOKE DISAPPEARED. TAKEN TO MECHANIC., AND SMELLED BURNING OIL. CHECKED UNDER HOOD, AND FOUND HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN, CAUSING DAMAGE TO MOTOR. MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK *JB

FORD MOTOR COMPANY ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PPB29 IN DECEMBER 1999 REGARDING FAILURE OF ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL.IN MARCH 2001 FORD MOTOR COMPANY CANCELLED THE RECALL. IF THE GASKET WAS FAULTY IN DECEMBER 1999 HOW CAN IT NOT BE FAULTY TODAY. WHAT IS MY RECOURSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. MY LOCAL FORD DEALER ESTIMATED IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $800.00. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND WOULD NOT START UP AT ALL. THERE WAS WATER COMING FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

#1 0R #2 PISTON ROD KNOCKED A HOLE THROUGH OIL PAN DURING A MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO AN ENGINE AT 51000 MILES. I FEEL THIS ENGINE HAD A DEFECT AT MANUFACTURE OR A DESIGN FLAW AS I FIND I AM NOT ALONE IN HAVING THIS ENGINE FAIL.*AK

THE FRONT COVER GASKET FAILED , THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT PER RECALL 99B29. NLM *TT

AFTER VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED FOR A MANUFACTURER SERVICE PROGRAM ON INGITION,VEHICLE DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. WHEN DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, A HOLE IN ENGINE HEAD WAS DISCOVERED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT COMPONENT NEEDED TO REPAIR WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, WHICH REQUIRED THAT ENTIRE ENGINE BE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WITH ONLY 1200 MILES OVER WARRANTIES ENGINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY FORD MOTROR .HEAD GASKET AND FRONT COVER SEAL SHOULD NOT OF LEAKED /100,000 MILES OR MORE. *AK

I PURCHASED A USED 1997 F-150 (4.2L V-6) IN JULY OF 2000. JUST AFTER I HAD PURCHASED IT A BEARING IN THE MOTOR WENT OUT. THERE WAS 68,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE BUT FORD COVERED IT 100%. THEY INSTALLED A NEW LONG BLOCK ENGINE FREE OF CHARGE. THE NEW ENGINE HAD A 12 MONTH 12,000 MILE WARRANTY. I RECENTLY BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE #4 CYLINDER WAS BURNING RADIATOR FLUID. THE DEALERSHIP DISASSEMBLED THE MOTOR AND SAID THE ONLY CAUSE FOR THE WATER COULD BE PINHOLES IN THE CYLINDER HEAD. WHICH WAS CAUSED DURING THE CASTING PROCESS. NOW THE ENGINE IS 8 MONTHS OLD WITH 24,000 MILES ON IT. FORD WILL NOT COVER ANY OF THE WORK. THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE FIRST ENGINE GOING OUT WAS A LEAKY...

TIMING GASKET FAILURE FOLLOWED BY ENGINE FAILURE. GOOD RUNNING TRUCK BROUGHT TO FIRESTONE SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS & REPAIR OF WATER LEAK. TIMING GASKET AND WATER PUMP REPLACED. WATER PUMP WAS NOT LEAKING, BUT HAD 100K MILES. AFTER LEAK REPAIR SEVERE HESITATION NOTED ON ACCELERATION FROM STOP. WHILE RETURNING TO FIRESTONE OIL PRESSURE DROP AT RED LIGHT AFTER PASSING OTHER VEHICLE. CAM SHAFT SENSOR NOW BAD AND CHANGED; HESITATION FIXED, PRESSURE OK. DROVE < 5 MILES; ACCELERATED ONTO INTERSTATE & DROVE 4 MI. AT 1ST STOP AFTER EXITING INTERSTATE OIL PRESSURE DROP. RETURNED TO FIRESTONE. NOW I NEED A NEW ENGINE--$3000!

WHEN CONSUMER WENT OUT TO WARM UP VEHICLE IN THE MORNING, VEHICLE STARTED UP FINE. HOWEVER, THEN PISTON IN ENGINE SHATTERED. NO DETERMINATION WAS GIVEN FOR THE CAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO BE EXAMINED BECAUSE OF A LOSS IN COOLANT. A PRIVATE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT TIMING COVER WAS CRACKED, AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

COMSUMER WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT AND HEARD SOMETHING CLICK. CONSUMER TOOK A LOOK AND WENT TO A NEARBY GARAGE. NEAREST FORD DEALER WAS 15 MILES AWAY. 3 BOLTS HAD SHEARED COMPLETELY OFF. MANUFACTURER STATED THEY HADN'T SEEN A PROBLEM LIKE THIS, BUT WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM FORD , IN SERVICE PROGRAM #99B29, THAT ENGINE GASKET FRONT COVER WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD BE REPLACED WITH A REDESIGNED MODEL. CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THERE WAS AN EXPIRATION DATE OF MARCH 31, 2001 FOR THIS SERVICE PROGRAM, AND FORD WAS NOT GOING TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE COMPONENT FOR FREE WHEN THIS DEFECT COULD CAUSE ENGINE COOLANT LEAKS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

THE ORIGINAL AND REPLACEMENT ENGINE BLOCK COMPONENTS FAILED. NLM

WE PURCHASED THIS FORD VEHICLE FROM A FORD DEALER EIGHT MONTHS AGO. WE JUST LEARNED IT HAS A BLOWN ENGINE PROBABLY RESULTING FROM COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. WE'VE LEARNED FORD HAS REPLACED OTHER '97 F150 ENGINES WITH THIS DEFECT. OUR DEALER INDICATES THERE HAVE BEEN NO SUCH SERVICE BULLETINS. WE PAID $12,000 EIGHT MONTHS AGO. *AK

AFTER RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED FOR THE TIMING COVER, WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AND GOING TO APPLY BRAKES, OIL LIGHT WOULD COME ON. OIL PRESSURE WOULD DROP, AND ENGINE WOULD OPERATE ERRATICALLY. CONSUMER FORMED BY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IF ENGINE COOLANT WAS ENTERED INTO OIL SYSTEM AND/OR OIL PAN, AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 250 MILES, ENGINE WILL BECOME DAMAGED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP THAT PERFORMED RECALL WORK STATED THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING NORMALLY WHEN TURNED OVER TO CONSUMER, AND THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE REGULAR OIL CHANGES WERE NOT PERFORMED ON VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

ENGINE WOULD BE MAKING LOUD KNOCKING NOISES. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT ENGINE PISTONS WERE KNOCKING WITHIN CYLINDERS. THEY WERE WOBBLING.*AK THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. *YH

UPON START UP ENGINE WAS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BENT ROD FOR THE NUMBER ONE PISTON. *AK BLOWN INTAKE GASKET CAUSED A LEAK. *SLC

TIMING COVER GASKET IS LEAKING WHICH CAN CAUSE ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE AND SEIZE UP. *AK

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE. PRIOR TO LEAKAGE, VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT COULD NOT LOCATE WHERE LEAKAGE WAS LOCATED AFTER CHECKING PRESSURE. DROVE VEHICLE SECOND TIME, AND PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED IN TIMING CHAIN COVER GASKET. MECHANIC FINALLY REPAIRED PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A PARTS MANAGER THAT THIS WAS A RECALL, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE IT WAS BUILT AT THE END OF THE YEAR. *SLC

SEAL FAILED ON TIMING GEAR COVER AND ALLOWED ANTI FREEEZE TO MIX WITH ENGINE OIL, CRANKSHAFT AND ROD BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. CJ

ENGINE IDLES HIGH AND THEN DROPS DOWN LOW. MECHANIC STATED THAT ENGINE WAS GETTING READY TO THROW A ROD. *AK

TIMING COVER GASKET IS LEAKING. I HAVE SEEN DOZENS OF POSTS ON THE INTERNET THAT FORD FIXED THIS FOR FREE AS A RECALL, BUT FORD DENIES ANY RECALL. THIS IS A PREMATURE FAILURE THAT IS HAPPENING OFTEN ENOUGH FOR A FULL RECALL OF ALL 97 F150 WITH THE 4.2LITER ENGINE.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEAT LEVEL LINE STAYED IN RED ZONE. HE ADDED COOLANT INTO ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS OKAY. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING DUE TO TIMING CHAIN COVER FAILURE. *YH

I HAVE SPENT OVER $1,000 ON MISS-FIRE PROBLEMS IN 1.5 YEARS AND IT WAS FINALLY FOUND THAT ONE OF THE CYLINDER HEADS HAD A FACTORY DEFECT THAT CAUSED A COOLANT LEAK. EVEN THOUGH THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, I HAVE A HARD TIME PAYING $2,000 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT EXISTED THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS MADE. *AK

COMPLETE LOSS OF COOLANT.HEAD GASKET WAS ORIGINALLY REPLACED UNDER TSB#99131,RELATING TO COOLANT LEAKING THROUGH THE HEAD INTO THE OIL.THE PROBLEM HOWEVER HAS CONTINUED WITH A COMPLETE LOSS OF COOLANT THROUGH THE HEAD GASKET APPROX EVERY 6-8 MONTHS.*AK

APPARENT ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO TIMING COVER GASKET RECALL 'FIX'-COOLANT IN OIL?

THE FRONT COVER SEALS AND INTAKE GASKETS FAILED CAUSING ANTI FREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE OIL. *MJS

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID & OVERHEATING. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY $600 FOR REPAIRS. CONSUMER FOUND OUT VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT MAKE AN EXCEPTION ALTHOUGH THIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *AK WATER PUMP FAILED. THE CUSTOMER REQUESTS THE MANUFACTURER TO PAY THE COST OF TIMING COVER GASKET REPLACEMENT AND THE COST OF NEW WATER PUMP INSTALLED. *YH

OWNER WAS NOTIFIED OF RECALL 99B29 OF THE LEAKY FRONT COVER GASKET THEREFORE PAID FOR REPAIR. NLM

OWNER WAS NOTIFIED OF RECALL 99B29 OF THE LEAKY FRONT COVER GASKET THEREFORE PAID FOR REPAIR. NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 30MPH HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT I THEN HEARD A LOUD BANG, WHEN I LOOKED OUT REARVIEW MIRROR I SEEN A ENGINE PART ROLLING DOWN ROAD. VEH LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY. VEH TOWED TO DEALERSHIP (ROY O'BRIEN FORD) DEALER STATED CRANKSHAFT PULLEY &DAMPNER SNAPPED OFF ENGINE DAMAGING BELT TENSION BAR AND FAN. DEALER AND FORD MOTOR REFUSING TO ASSIST!!! TOTAL BILL APPROX 600.00.

CONSUMER IS NOT HAPPY WITH DEALERSHIP, AS THEY WILL NOT REPAIR RECALL DURING TIME SPECIFIED ON THE RECALL LETTER REPAIR INCOMPLETE. (99B29) YH

HEAD GASKET FAILED (CRACKED) CAUSING OTHER COMPONENT FAILURES. YH

OIL PUMP FAILED. YH

STEERING IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE NEEDS OIL EVERY MONTH. HAD BEEN TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES TO HAVE PROBLEMS REPAIRED. THEY STILL EXIST. *ML

ENGINE CRANK WORE OUT AT 35000 MI SERVICE REP WOULD NOT REPLACE ENGINE . ONLY REBUILT LOWER ENGINE. NOW THE UPPER PART OF ENGINE GOING BAD HAD TO PAY 1000.00 FOR EXTENDED WARRENTY BECAUSE WHEN YOU REBUILD THE ONE PART OF AN ENGINE THE OTHER TENDS GO BAD WITHIN A FEW MONTHS . I OFFERED TO PAY EXTRA FOR THE NEW ENGINE THEY WOULD NO LET ME GET ONE NOW MY TRUCK WILL BE BACK IN THE SHOP ONCE MORE FOR A UPPER REBUILD BEFOR LONG.

TIMING CHAIN COVER BROKE, RESULTING IN WATER LEAKAGE. *YC

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WIPERS TO OPERATE UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, PROBLEM WITH THE OIL STICK. IT SEEMS TO BE CRACKING OR FALLING APART, WHICH MAY CAUSE BY SOME TYPE OF METAL RUBBING AGAINST THE OIL STICK. CAUSES UNKNOWN. *AK

OIL PAN IS RUSTING THROUGH.

TRANSMISSION JERKS VERY HARD FROM GEAR TO GEAR. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXCEESIVE GAS CONSUMPTION.

ENGINE VAPOR MANAGEMENT VALVE FAILED.

ENGINE PISTON RUSTED.